I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I've watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears... in the rain.

Deckard has hunted replicants all his life. His mission is to protect humans from replicants.

The "origami message" is unnecessary unless Gaff is communicating something. Why did Gaff specifically choose a unicorn? He has knowledge of Deckard’s dreams. Deckard is a replicant!

Fearing that Ridley Scott's cut of Blade Runner would be too difficult for audiences, the studio deleted Deckard’s unicorn dream, and tacked on an uplifting ending that shows Deckard and Rachael driving off into the sunset. Thus, the theatrical release hid the truth from the audience.

The question of whether Deckard is intended to be a human or a replicant has been an ongoing controversy since the film's release. Ridley Scott, after remaining coy on the subject for twenty years, stated in 2002 that Deckard is a replicant. Hampton Fancher and Harrison Ford, however, have both stated that Deckard is human. The rough consensus of the dialogue is that in the original version of the film Deckard is probably human, whereas the Director's Cut is more ambigious, deliberately hinting that he may be another replicant. Specifically, the Director's Cut adds a major sequence of Deckard dreaming about a unicorn. The dream is in coversation with the origami unicorn Gaff leaves Deckard at the end of the film.

I showed up for your reading and then waited around for 40 minutes only to find there were more delays in store. in the future if you want extras for your movie you should state that up front. being made to sign releases and wait around for more people to show kind of sucks ass especially when there's not even a table of free stuff like is usually offered in a normal shoot. I fucking hate movie people and especially the indie jack asses with no consideration for people's time and patience.

Anonymous said:I showed up for your reading and then waited around for 40 minutes only to find there were more delays in store. in the future if you want extras for your movie you should state that up front. being made to sign releases and wait around for more people to show kind of sucks ass especially when there's not even a table of free stuff like is usually offered in a normal shoot. I fucking hate movie people and especially the indie jack asses with no consideration for people's time and patience.

I'm sorry about this. Shoplifting From American Apparel is not really my movie. Both Jordan Castro (the other author) and I were told this would be partly for the film but would mainly be a reading by us that would be filmed for use in the movie. The director changed this plan at the last minute to something more like a straight film shoot.

In any case, there weren't that many people in the venue and I tried my best to make myself available to anyone who wanted to speak with me. I did, in fact, speak to a handful of people who I believed were the ones who had come specifically to see me.

I wish you would have talked to me directly about this. I would have done my utmost to try and make the event worth your time. Thank you for being there.

Anonymous said:I showed up for your reading and then waited around for 40 minutes only to find there were more delays in store. in the future if you want extras for your movie you should state that up front. being made to sign releases and wait around for more people to show kind of sucks ass especially when there's not even a table of free stuff like is usually offered in a normal shoot. I fucking hate movie people and especially the indie jack asses with no consideration for people's time and patience.

Brad said:I'm sorry about this. Shoplifting From American Apparel is not really my movie. Both Jordan Castro (the other author) and I were told this would be partly for the film but would mainly be a reading by us that would be filmed for use in the movie. The director changed this plan at the last minute to something more like a straight film shoot.

Sorry I started late, Anonymous. I offered free drinks to all who were there. I didn't mention it, but I will be sending a free copy of the film to all who have been extras in the film. If I were smart enough, I would have offered tee shirts to the ten or so people there. I apologize for not thinking of this great idea. Unfortunately, we were preparing for a much bigger event, and so are desire to wait longer was in hopes that more would come in attendance.

My miscommunication with Brad and Jordan is typical of this film. I have taken each scenario to try and create something out of what is presented, since the film is both documentary and narrative. So I thought it would be good to have a bit of Brad and Jordan reading as themselves and Tao Lin. I told them five minutes each.

Obviously, if they told everyone they were exclusively doing a reading, then this is my fault for not communicating clearly. As I've learned about making independent films, a director spends his time making a jackass out of himself, and then tries to figure out how to be better for the next shoot.

Thank you for your patience to stick through the performance/reading. I will be sure to specify an event as "extra" specific, keep audience members waiting for a very short time, and give away more free things.

FYI - I actually I felt this later on, so I took everyone at Melville House out for drinks and food at Pedro's a block away. I'm sorry if you left before this opportunity. If you signed a release, then you will receive a DVD and shirt in the mail upon the film's release.

If you contact me personally by e-mail, I can rush you a shirt today from one of our producers directly to your home in NYC.